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SSHKeychain

SSHKeychain - 0.8.2

GUI for ssh-agent and ssh-add

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This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 0.8.2
Release Date: 2007-08-24
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 3,124
Downloads (all versions): 15,973

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Product Description:

SSHKeychain is a graphical front-end for ssh-agent and ssh-add on Mac OS X.

Currently, SSHKeychain has the following features:
  • Can remove all keys from the agent after sleep or after a minimum period of sleep (especially useful for notebooks).
  • Can remove all keys from the agent when a Screensaver is detected.
  • Can remove all keys from the agent when the Apple keychain is locked.
  • Can add keys to the agent whenever the Apple keychain is unlocked.
  • Can add keys to the agent whenever ssh is trying to use the agent with no keys on the chain.
  • Can display itself in the StatusBar, Dock, or both.
  • You can store the passphrases for your private keys in the Apple Keychain.
  • Can add the necessary variables to the global environment (~/.MacOSX/environment.plist),
    so you can use SSHKeychain with all your programs (Terminal, Project Builder, etc).
    You can also edit the global environment from within the Preferences.
  • You can lock/unlock the Apple keychain from a menu item.
  • Works seamless with the commandline tools. (i.e. tracks activity coming from the commandline tools, and updates it's UI.)
  • Works with requests coming over the network (through AgentForwarding).
  • Can generate new keypairs.
  • Tunnel Support

What's new in this version:

  • Serious security fixes
  • Other improvements

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9
  • Mac OS X 10.3
  • Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.2 or higher

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SSHKeychain CommentaryCapable replacement for SSH Agent - Version: 0.8.2, 10/21/2008 11:01AM PST

thewebster

I've used SSH Agent (the Mac GUI app) for many years, and combined with shortcuts (now "functions" in ~/bash_profile, like function gent { ssh -2C root@192.168.0.101; } ) the process has made it very easy and fast to login very securely to my various servers. Agent, however, recently lost the ability to grab my passphrases from the keychain, so every few weeks when I reboot I've needed to type them in to startup the agent again, and finally got fed up.

This looks like it will do very nicely, as well as adding some extra security tweaks to my process. Only hitch was digging far enough into the developer site to find the bit about going to prefs, Environment tab, and enabling the checkbox, then logging out and back in to get it to work. Oh, also that when I turned off display in the dock, it removed any display at all, anywhere, and lost the ability to reset or interact with the application at all. Had to delete the prefs file and reboot to see or talk to SSH Keychain again. That done, though, it is working very nicely now!! Thanks and kudos!

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SSHKeychain ReviewGot Tunnel? - Version: 0.8.2, 1/17/2008 12:00AM PST

thee.consumer
Quite easy to set up a tunnel into work, and super easy to use it. It's been solid. Also, FREE.

I like having the icon in my dock.
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SSHKeychain CommentaryBuggy password warning - Version: 0.8.2, 9/14/2007 12:01PM PST

sjk
Since updating to 0.8.2 I've noticed this console message (with typo):

2007-09-05 19:24:40.548 SSHKeychain[20474] Buggy password in keycahin workaround

No errors when running Keychain First Aid in Keychain Access.
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